Saying the words that come from knowledge is no sign of having it.

It seems that ambition makes most people wish to be loved rather than to love others.

We have no evidence as yet about mind or the power to think; it seems to be a widely different kind of soul, differing as what is eternal from what is perishable; it alone is capable of existence in isolation from all other psychic powers.

The activity of happiness must occupy an entire lifetime; for one swallow does not a summer make.

But what is happiness? If we consider what the function of man is, we find that happiness is a virtuous activity of the soul.

The most important relationship we can all have is the one you have with yourself, the most important journey you can take is one of self-discovery. To know yourself, you must spend time with yourself, you must not be afraid to be alone. Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

We have divided the Virtues of the Soul into two groups, the Virtues of the Character and the Virtues of the Intellect.